omg...i love toph's voice. im not a big fan of female characters...they usually fall into cliche's too easily...but the creation of Toph (who was supposed to be a huge GUY)...i fell in love with her character the moment she appeared, AND YOU did her great justice.

Mai also was another female character I liked, and she got great development in season three (especially her confrontation with Azula). But we have to wonder, she sacrificed a lot for Zuko...how DOES she feel about the dismantling of the fire nation colonies...she rebelled out of love for zuko, not over believing what he was doing was RIGHT. Can't wait to see more development there.

I am so intrigued by the politics going on...and the rising to the climax, which im sure ozai will have a bit of a hand in (he's not going to sit docilely in his cell). There is a lot of hate going both ways between all the nations of the avatar world, and you are one brave woman to write about the attempts to keep the REAL war from exploding.

Tri

Hmm...I don't know HOW this fic flew under my radar. im giddy with happiness that one of my favorite fanfic writers is writing a multi-chapter fic for avatar. I loved how you picked on the almost genocide that was planned out by the firelord. When i saw the cartoon when the bloodbending was introduced and we got a glimpse of what happened to all the waterbenders...my mind screamed GENOCIDE. Wish the word was spoken, but alas, cartoons are cartoons.

I particularly liked the way you bring light that sometimes old thinking cannot be taken away, like Zuko reminding himself of Omashu's real name...and that his immediate thought right after seeing the original map of the Earth Kingdom. Lovely, perfect, dark, and real.

I'm off to the next chapter...

Tri

Very interesting. I look forward to seeing Zuko's decisions as firelord; keep up the great work!!

I like your style of writing. Please continue.

I must say, this is a wonderful story. You've taken Avatar to a mature and fascinating level, much to this older fan's joy and delight. The continuation of the series and the reality that there is always an "aftermath" is a refreshing change. Your writing is detailed without being dull and lyrical without being cheesy. I look forward to reading more of this epic!

I wasn't as clear as I had thought. I don't mean governing would be devoid of meetings, but the pace of life, in a world before telecommunications and modern air travel, is lived at a much slower pace. Lincoln would be busy and heavily burdened in the 1860s, but still not as tightly scheduled as Obama is today. And presidents are busier than monarchs since monarchs don't need to worry about elections. Its just an anachronism a lot of fics have so I thought I'd mention it.

Absolutely a fantastic story, I cannot wait for the next update.

Intriguing and beautiful writing! The plot looks great. Can't wait for more!

This looks like a promising start. I'll look forward to the next chapter.

Since this is a fic about Zuko's reign, one point in it's favor is that you haven't made one cliched mention of meetings and headaches. Lots of authors seem to imagine this subject matter looking like an episode of the West WIng. The pace of life in a pre-modern time period would be very slow compared to ours. Dangerous, but not hectic.

The pre-coronation rituals of fasting and trials sound good. Especially for the Fire Nation monarchy.

BTW, if the fire sages are being difficult, Zuko could always promote Shyu. They're pretty beholden to the Fire Lord since Sozin after all.

Realistic. I always wonder how the fire A.k.a. we rule the world people would take the fall of their ruler and capitulation to the Avatar by the exiled prince, because to them change was not necessary. I forsee a short or a violent reign for Suko

Wah! That was seriously awesome! I love all the politics going on and it seems all pretty in character - so looking forward to the next chapter :p

Shichi
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Wow! I really like this so far. I like the ideas of rituals before Zuko can take the thrown. I can't wait to see where this goes! :)

Interesting so far! I like your idea of the rituals necessary before one can be "actually" officially the Fire Lord. And where are all those Fire Nation colonials going to end up? That's an awful lot to be absorbed back into the Fire Nation, with their limited land space. Looking forward to see where this goes!